From the book History of Walworth County Wisconsin, by Albert Clayton Beckwith, 
publ. 1912 - Pages 520 - 521
 
CHARLES MOREHOUSE GOODSELL was born at East Haven, Connecticut, in 1805; his 
parents moved to Otsego county, where he was bred to the business of a general 
store, grist-mill and distillery.  His father failed in all this business, and 
the young man took the wreck of the property and so managed it as to clear away 
its debts.  In 1834 he went to Cincinnatus to raise farm stuff and to sell 
goods, and also to begin a Christian life.  He seems to have prospered so far 
as to enable him to come west in 1836 with a convenient capital for new 
enterprises.  Having lingered a year at Chicago, he came in 1838 to Geneva 
where he built the first grist-mill.  He also bought land in section 12, Linn.  
He refused to grind for whisky-making and suits were brought to compel him to 
grind alike for Trojan and Tyrian; but in the end he held his ground.  He was a 
man much after the manner of Mr. DWINNELL and Col. PHOENIX, and like them was 
active in religious work and in opposition to whisky and slavery.  He had some 
not precisely-told part in the foundation of Beloit College.  He married twice -
the sisters Abbie F. and Elizabeth JENNINGS.  In 1850 he removed to Minnesota, 
where he died.

Submitted By:  Carol
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